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...11th green during the... Y. E. Yang, of South Korea, watches his shot from the 11th tee during the first round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. Photo: Nick Wass / AP Y. E....
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San Antonio Express
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/Play-is-suspended-at-US-Open-1428682.php
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...out for the 25th straight year. Some 35,000 fans are expected each day of the championship. Leave the cellphone at home: U.S. Open crowds might be only remaining mass gatherings of people in America in which no one has a cellphone. "We put competition first...
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Tulsa World
http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20110616_224_B3_hUSOPE383483&rss_lnk=2
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...consistent self, posting four top-20 finishes, including a playoff loss at the at the Wells Fargo Championship. Record at the U.S. Open: His record at the tournament is almost non-existent. While he's had success on the PGA Tour in recent years, he's only...
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Yahoo! Sports
http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/golf_experts/post/U-S-Open-chances-Can-Jonathan-Byrd-contend-at-?urn=golf-wp2658
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...Make no mistake about it, all eyes will be on Phil Mickelson this weekend. The four time winner major is yet to win the U.S. Open and time is running out for him. He just missed in 2006 at Winged Foot and if he wants people to stop talking about it, he'll...
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WAM Golf
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WamGolf/~3/mRp1jZ9V8F0/2011-us-open-preview-fantasy-picks.html
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...Jack Nicklaus b.) Johnny Miller c.) Tiger Woods 2. Who was the last player to go through sectional qualifying and win the U.S. Open? a.) Lucas Glover b.) Michael Campbell c.) Steve Jones 3. Which player is missing the U.S. Open to complete the Grand Slam?...
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Detroit Free Press
http://www.freep.com/article/20110615/SPORTS15/106150373
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...Westwood is the Slight Favorite in What is Sure to be a Competitive U.S. Open There is no overwhelming favorite at the U.S. Open this year. The 2011 U.S. Open puts forth a capable, yet wide open group of golfers at the top. Let's take a look at the odds for...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/734573-us-open-golf-2011-news-odds-and-more
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...because Woods wasn't in the field. There will be no talk of an asterisk at Congressional. Even if Woods were around, this U.S. Open lives up to its name -- open. "Anybody can win," Davis Love III said. "You can't say it's going to be either Tiger or Phil or...
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Southern CA Press-Enterprise
http://www.pe.com/sports/breakout/stories/PE_Sports_Local_D_open_14.4007f20.html
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...or Phil or (Jim) Furyk or Luke Donald. It's wide open. I don't know if you can pick a favorite for the U.S. Open." The U.S. Open is known as the toughest test in golf, and the challenges come from all over. McDowell won at Pebble Beach last year at even-par...
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The San Jose Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/golf/ci_18256863?source=rss
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...all four rounds without winning the U.S. Open? a.) Curtis Strange b.) Ernie Els c.) Steve Elkington 13. Who was the last U.S. Open champion who went through local and sectional qualifying? a.) Johnny Goodman b.) Ben Hogan c.) Orville Moody 14. Who was the...
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MSNBC Sports
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/43347232/ns/sports-golf/
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...the U.S. Open in the 1960s 25 years ago (1986): Raymond Floyd was 43 when he won at Shinnecock Hills to become the oldest U.S. Open champion, a record that would only last four years. It came two months after Jack Nicklaus won the Masters at age 46. The U.S....
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Golf Week
http://www.golfweek.com/news/2011/jun/11/2011-us-open-celebrating-anniversaries/
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...well do you know the U.S. Open? Try this quiz: 1. Who is the only player to win the U.S. Junior Amateur, the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open? 2. Who was the last player to go through sectional qualifying and win the U.S. Open? 3. Which player is missing the...
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eTaiwan News
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1622505
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...won't be a push over," said McDowell. "But they'll find it a little bit easier than the Congressional Golf Club (site of the 2011 U.S. Open)." The Syncrude Boreal Open runs from June 23-26 at the Fort McMurray Golf Club. The U.S. Open runs June 16-19....
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Fort McMurray Today
http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3163338
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...Open. Columbus was one of 11 sectional qualifiers across the country, all of them 36 holes for precious few spots in the U.S. Open, the one major in which half the field is open to anyone willing to try. Sam Saunders, the grandson for Arnold Palmer, made it...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
http://www.ajc.com/sports/garcia-ekes-way-into-969185.html
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...FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--World Golf Tour (WGT), the most realistic sports game on the web, is running the Virtual U.S. Open, an annual online golf tournament that’s now in its third year. The USGA (United States Golf Association) partnered with...
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Business Wire
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110602005597/en/Virtual-U.S.-Open-Online-Golf-Tournament-USOPEN.com
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...might actually mean better cybersecurity defenses for government networks. CREDIT: U.S. Department of Defense Open-source software may not sound compatible with the idea of strong cybersecurity, but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sees...
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LiveScience.com
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~3/WtkgDFNZe_c/14356-cybersecurity-open-source.html
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...business and tourism created by the expected increase in traffic. The two sides also agreed to build on a deal signed in 2008 to open up services that would include most elements of an open-skies deal. The deal will likely be signed by Brazil's foreign ministry...
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Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703296604576005500428092350.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama
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A capsule look at 20 notable players in the U.S. Open, to be played June 17-20 at Pebble Beach Golf Links:
Birdie: His 15-shot victory at Pebble Beach in the 2000 U.S. Open is considered the greatest feat in a single major.
Bogey: He was at peace with
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Sporting News
http://www.sportingnews.com/golf/article/2010-06-10/player-capsules-for-us-open
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...a spot in this year's U.S. Women's Open Championship. played in the 2006 U.S. Women's Amateur. That'll be the goal when a 36-hole sectional qualifier for the U.S. Women's Open is held Monday at Corral de Tierra Country Club. In what will be somewhat of a...
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Monterey County Herald
http://www.montereyherald.com/sports/ci_15116079?source=rss
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...the way including Colorado Rapids in 2000, DC United in 2004 and LA Galaxy in 2007. With 60 total goals scored during the Open Cup, the Kickers set several franchise records as well as a Professional Era U.S. Open Cup record for most goals (12) during the...
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Our Sports Central
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4012193
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...total of 40 teams, including 23 professional and 17 amateur clubs, will compete in the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when it kicks off in June for the 97th consecutive year of the tournament. Qualifying for the first round of the tournament is slated to complete...
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United States Olympic Committee
http://soccer.teamusa.org/news/2010/05/05/2010-lamar-hunt-u-s-open-cup-competition-structure-finalized/35857
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...will continue through May 18. "This will be a fun opportunity for local golfers to play Barona Creek and experience a U.S. Open qualifier," said Don King, executive director of golf operations at Barona Creek Golf Club. "The entire course setup for the Open...
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Barona+Creek+Golf+Course+to+Host+2010+U.S.+Open+Qualifier/5607564.html
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...with U.S. Soccer. The tournament has crowned a champion for 96 consecutive years dating back to 1914. Within the U.S. Open Cup framework, teams compete in one of the following four categories: professional outdoor Division I (Major League Soccer), Division...
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United Soccer Leagues (USL)
http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/426389.html
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...for three- and four-night stays. "We still don't have any two-nighters" for the weekend, she said. Rentals of homes for the Open has been slower than a decade ago but is picking up lately, said Anthony Davi Jr. of A.G. Davi Real Estate. Even when they're...
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Monterey County Herald
http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_15012915?source=rss
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...of that 2000 U.S. Open, ending its telecast of the first round at 10:30 p.m. EDT and the second round at 11:22 p.m. The U.S. Open will have more than 30 hours of live TV coverage, nearly twice as much as the Masters. ESPN will provide coverage Thursday and...
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Sports Illustrated
http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1983049,00.html?eref=si_latest
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...televised later than ever in prime time on the weekend. The USGA made it official Monday by releasing TV times for the U.S. Open, to be held June 17-20. The third round on NBC is scheduled to end at 8 p.m. PDT on Saturday. Coverage of Sunday's final round...
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San Francisco Chronicle
http://feeds.sfgate.com/click.phdo?i=51b10ce6d5924e546f5bb89a42df336f
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...EDT for the final round. That led to the highest rating for a U.S. Open in six years, and the third-best Sunday rating in U.S. Open history. Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate were tied after 72 holes, and Woods won in a playoff the next day. "Playing the Open...
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NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126114516&ft=1&f=1055
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...smallest greens on the PGA Tour. Just look at the final round of this year's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. A mini-U.S. Open broke out. Only 22 of 69 rounds broke par. The scoring average was 73.217 — and keep in mind the U.S. Open will play as a par...
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Monterey County Herald
http://www.montereyherald.com/sports/ci_14880427?source=rss
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...the only player to finish under par and won by a record 15 shots. Watson will be the only player to have competed in every U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, dating to the first one in 1972. "I am deeply grateful to the USGA for extending me the invitation to play...
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NorthJersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/r?19=961&43=540187&44=90652619&32=4497&7=309037&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fsports%2Fgolf%2F041210_Tom_Watson_receives_exemption_for_US_Open.html
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...at Pebble Beach, which previously hosted the championship in 1972, 1982, 1992 and 2000. In his last start in the U.S. Open in 2003 at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club, Watson was tied for the lead after 18 holes and finished tied for 28th. His first appearance...
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Austin American-Statesman
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/golf/entries/2010/04/12/on_golf_usga_grants_watson_exe.html?cxntfid=blogs_backspin?cxtype=rss_sports
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...Airlines and All Nippon Airways — have both been seeking exemption from U.S. antitrust laws, which is now possible with the open skies deal but needs review from another part of the U.S. government. Japan Airlines (JAL), which has been cutting thousands of...
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China Post
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2009/12/14/236466/Japan-US.htm
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...the highest payday for women in sports history. Could it possibly be that a 7-1 lifetime record over Clijsters, including a U.S. Open, gave Serena inflated confidence? Whatever the reason, Serena was sore. She snapped, crackled and finally popped. With fiery...
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2171549/us_open_2009_serena_clijsters_not_so.html
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Japan and the United States have reached an "open skies" deal removing restrictions on flights, opening the way to lower fares across the Pacific and to shake up alliances among airlines.
A Japan Air System jetliner takes off over Haneda
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eTaiwan News
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1131247&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_world&cate_rss=WORLD_eng
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...U.S. and Japan reached a landmark agreement Friday to relax limits on flights between the two countries, opening up the possibility of broader cross-border airline alliances and more options for air travelers. Under the agreement, which still must be finalized...
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KLAS - Las Vegas Now
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lasvegasnow/homepage/~3/JnyRhutC3T4/story.asp
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...his connection to Western Pennsylvania," said Carol Semple Thompson, general chairman of the women's open event. The women's open will feature a field of 156 golfers. It will be the second time the women's event has been held at Oakmont; Patty Sheehan won...
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Pittsburgh Entertainment
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/golf/s_656694.html?source=rss&feed=7
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...Rester (Huntington Beach, Calif.) Women’s Open – Kim McGiven (San Diego, Calif.) and Juliana Evens (Encinitas, Calif.) Co-ed Open – Billy Allen (Fallbrook, Calif.) and Janelle Ruen (Post Falls, Idaho) Men’s AA – Cory Spence (Kihei, Hawai’i) and Soren Schneider...
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United States Olympic Committee
http://volleyball.teamusa.org/news/article/16374
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...mind. It’s a quality that occasionally draws the ire of players, but should be embraced by viewers. The site of this week’s Open epitomizes what the tournament is all about. Bethpage is not a swanky country club, but a place ordinary folks line up hours in...
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Ventura County Star
http://venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jun/19/us-open-qualifies-as-golfs-best-major/?partner=RSS
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The USGA will stage the U.S. Open and the U.S. Women's Open in back-to-back weeks at the same course, Pinehurst No. 2, in 2014. "I think it will be amazing to see what the women can do compared to what the men can do," said Cristie Kerr, the 2007 U.S.
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USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2009-06-15-backtoback2014opens_N.htm?csp=34
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U.S. Open high: Winning at Pebble Beach by a record 15 shots in 2000.
Low: Missing the cut at Winged Foot, his only weekend off in a major.
Noteworthy: All three of his U.S. Open titles have been on golf courses with public access.
U.S. Open high:
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Sports News Canada
http://www.sportsnet.ca/golf/2009/06/13/open_contenders/?utm_source=Home%20Page%20RSS&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=U.S.%20Open%3A%20The%20contenders
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...grassroots beach volleyball in this country." Spalding will underwrite the entry fees of those teams that advanced to the U.S. Open through one of the 24 qualifier events in the men's, women's and open divisions. Teams in other divisions that advanced to the...
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United States Olympic Committee
http://volleyball.usoc.org/news/article/6827
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...Federer, of Switzerland, returns a shot to Andy Murray, of Britain, during the men's finals championship match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (Charles Krupa - AP) Andy Murray, of Britain, backhands...
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The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090802322.html?nav=rss_sports/wires
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...Federer of Switzerland reacts after taking the second set from Andy Murray of Great Britain during the men's final of the U.S. Open. Federer sweeps Andy Murray in U.S. Open final to rewrite record books and take his 13th major title, one short of tying Pete...
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Los Angeles Times
http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/~3/387127716/la-spw-tennis9-2008sep09,0,6724811.story
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...YORK (AP) -- Andy Murray finished a stunning, rain-interrupted victory over Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 at the U.S. Open on Sunday to reach his first Grand Slam final. Top-ranked Nadal's 19-match winning streak at Grand Slams has come to an end. Top-ranked...
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CNN
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/386159163/index.html
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...- AP) Rafael Nadal, of Spain, races to return a shot from Andy Murray, of Britain, during their semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (Charles Krupa - AP) Comments that include profanity...
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The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/07/AR2008090701727.html?nav=rss_sports/wires
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...AP) Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Dinara Safina, of Russia, during their semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) (Elise Amendola - AP) Serena Williams, of the...
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The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090503324.html?nav=rss_sports/wires
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...to jar her memory after beating Dinara Safina, 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals on Thursday. Williams, who was in her first U.S. Open semifinal since winning the tournament in 2002, survived having her serve broken in the first game to break Safina a total of five...
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The New York Times
http://usopen.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/serena-williams-in-open-final/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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...No. 1, you know, for the moment - real No. 1 - because, well, I don't know,'' said Dementieva, the 2004 runner-up at the U.S. Open and French Open and the singles gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics. "Maybe the competition is too tough.'' But Williams is...
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NBC Sports
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26561720/
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...first Grand Slam title, which would also give her a share of a tennis record. Her brother, Marat Safin, has previously won the U.S. and Australian Open. No brother and sister have ever won Grand Slams. The women's final will take place on Saturday night....
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CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2008/09/05/day-12-usopen.html?ref=rss
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...advantage strongly hinted that Nadal would match his best U.S. Open showing by advancing to the quarterfinals. As a French Open champion the previous three years, the Spanish Godzilla had been tripped up in the fourth round in 2007 (by countryman David Ferrer),...
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Los Angeles Times
http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/tennis/~3/380748501/la-sp-tennis2-2008sep02,0,7359662.story
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...6-4, 6-4. Gilles Muller and Jarkko Nieminen each rallied from two sets down to win. Muller, who once beat Roddick at the U.S. Open and Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon, defeated Tommy Haas of Germany 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-3, and Finlands's Nieminen topped the...
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CNN
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/378737063/index.html
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...Ivanovic of Serbia returns the ball during her second round match against Julie Coin of France at the US Open tennis tournament Aug. 28, 2008 in Flushing Meadows, NY. The top-seeded Ivanovic was ousted from the U.S. Open, stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin 6-3,...
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Xinhua
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-08/30/content_9738620.htm
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